WEBVTT QUARTER TO GET RID OF CRIME.BUT HE SAYS THEY HAVE A PLAN INPLACE AND IT SEEMS TO BEWORKING.[GUITAR PLAYING] ♪TAMMY: SOME ARE CONCERNED THATCRIME MIGHT HINDER SATCHMOSUMMER FEST CROWDS IN THE FRENCHQUARTER.BOB SIMMS WORKS WITH THE FRENCHQUARTER TASK FORCE.>> THERE'S USUALLY UPTICK INCRIME IN THE SUMMER AND SO WE'SEEING THE NORMAL UPTICK INCRIME.TAMMY: THIS YEAR HE SAYS ASTRONG POLICE PRESENCE ISDRIVING CRIME OUTWARD. >> PUSHING IT FROM BOURBONSTREET INTO THE REST OF THEQUARTER, YOU KNOW.SO, CRIMES THAT MIGHT'VEOCCURRED ON BOURBON STREET,BECAUSE THERE ARE SO MANY POLICEOFFICERS ON BOURBON STREET, NOWTHEY'RE MIGRATING TO THQUIETER, DARKER PARTS OF THEFRENCH QUARTER>> IT'S NECESSARY FOR BOURBONSTREET TO BE PROTECTED, BECAUSETHIS IS WHERE THE CITY MAKESMOST OF THEIR MONEY.AND A LOT OF TOURISTS COME OUTHERETAMMY: THE COMMANDER OF THEFRENCH QUARTER'S 8TH DISTRICTSAYS -- SAYS THAT OFFICERS ARE SPREADOUT WISELY.>> THERE ARE 24 OFFICERSASSIGNED TO BOURBON STREET RIGHTNOW. WITH DAYS OFF, WITH TRAINING,THAT COMES DOWN TO TWO OFFICERSPER BLOCK FOR THE 8 BLOCKS WECONSIDER THAT ENTERTAINMENTDISTRICT.TAMMY: HE SAYS ABOUT 25-30TROOPERS HELP OUT MOSTLY DURINGTHE DAY. >> I LIKE IT.I FEEL SAFE.TAMMY: THE FRENCH QUARTER TASKFORCE AND THE DOWNTOWNDEVELOPMENT DISTRICT ALL PROVIDESOME TYPE OF COVERAGE.>> I THINK THAT IF YOU LOOK ATTHE CRIME STATS OVERALL, CRIMEIS BEING REDUCED IN THE FRENCHQUARTER SIGNIFICANTLWHEN YOU START TALKING ABOUTDISPLACEMENT FROM BOURBONSTREET, SOME OF OUR BOURBONSTREET OFFICERS, SOME OF THEIRDIRECTIONS ARE TO WALK TODELPHENE OR WALK TO SOME OF THESIDE STREETS TO MAKE SURE THATTHEY'RE NOT DISPLACING SOME OFTHOSE OTHER INDIVIDUALS.♪TAMMY: MUSICIAN, "MURPHY" HASBEEN PLAYING IN THE QUARTER FOR2 YEARS.>> THIS IS HOW I MAKE MY LIVING,SO I COME TO THE FRENCH QUARTERTO PLAY. TAMMY: HE THINKS HAVING TOO MAOFFICERS MIGHT SKEW THEPERCEPTION OF WHY THEY'RE THERE.